83 FR 47136 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0513.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 16.
    Burden Hours: 16.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the 
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP) established a 
framework for the management of the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) 
directed pollock fishery. An AI pollock fishery was allocated to the 
Aleut Corporation, Adak, Alaska, for the purpose of economic 
development in Adak, Alaska. The Aleut Corporation is identified in 
Public Law 108-199 as a business incorporated pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). Regulations 
implementing the FMP appear at 50 CFR part 679.
    Each year at least 14 days before harvesting pollock or processing 
pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery, the Aleut Corporation 
selects harvesting vessels and processors for participation in this 
fishery. The Aleut Corporation submits its selected participants to the 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for approval. On approval, 
NMFS mails the Aleut Corporation a letter that includes a list of the 
approved participants. A copy of this letter must be retained on board 
each participating vessel and on site each shoreside processor at all 
times.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: September 13, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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has the potential to injure a marine the potential for physical interaction incorporated pursuant to the Alaska
mammal or marine mammal stock in the with marine mammals; (2) use of a Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has marine mammal excluder device in 1601 et seq.). Regulations implementing
the potential to disturb a marine certain trawl nets; and (3) use of the FMP appear at 50 CFR part 679.
mammal or marine mammal stock in the acoustic deterrent devices on certain Each year at least 14 days before
wild by causing disruption of behavioral trawl nets. Additionally, the rule harvesting pollock or processing pollock
patterns, including, but not limited to, includes an adaptive management in the AI directed pollock fishery, the
migration, breathing, nursing, breeding, component that allows for timely Aleut Corporation selects harvesting
feeding, or sheltering (Level B modification of mitigation or monitoring vessels and processors for participation
harassment). measures based on new information, in this fishery. The Aleut Corporation
when appropriate. The NWFSC will submits its selected participants to the
Summary of Request
submit reports as required. National Marine Fisheries Service
On August 10, 2015, we received an Based on these findings and the (NMFS) for approval. On approval,
adequate and complete request from information discussed in the preamble NMFS mails the Aleut Corporation a
NWFSC for authorization to take marine to the final rule, the activities described letter that includes a list of the approved
mammals incidental to fisheries under these LOAs will have a negligible participants. A copy of this letter must
research activities. On June 13, 2016 (81 impact on marine mammal stocks and be retained on board each participating
FR 38516), we published a notice of will not have an unmitigable adverse vessel and on site each shoreside
proposed rulemaking in the Federal impact on the availability of the affected processor at all times.
Register, requesting comments and marine mammal stock for subsistence Affected Public: Business or other for-
information related to the proposed rule uses. profit organizations; individuals or
for thirty days. The final rule was households.
published in the Federal Register on Dated: August 27, 2018.
Frequency: Annually.
July 27, 2018 (83 FR 36370). For Cathryn E. Tortorici, Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
detailed information on this action, Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources, This information collection request
please refer to those documents. The National Marine Fisheries Service. may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
regulations include mitigation, [FR Doc. 2018–20186 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am] the instructions to view Department of
monitoring, and reporting requirements BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Commerce collections currently under
for the incidental take of marine review by OMB.
mammals during fisheries research Written comments and
activities in the specified geographic DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE recommendations for the proposed
region. information collection should be sent
NWFSC conducts fisheries research National Oceanic and Atmospheric within 30 days of publication of this
using trawl gear used at various levels Administration notice to OIRA_Submission@
in the water column, longlines with omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
multiple hooks, seine nets, and other Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request Dated: September 13, 2018.
gear. If a marine mammal interacts with
Sarah Brabson,
gear deployed by NWFSC, the outcome The Department of Commerce will
could potentially be Level A NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
submit to the Office of Management and
harassment, serious injury (i.e., any [FR Doc. 2018–20212 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
injury that will likely result in following proposal for collection of BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
mortality), or mortality. We pooled the information under the provisions of the
estimated number of incidents of take Paperwork Reduction Act.
resulting from gear interactions and Agency: National Oceanic and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
assessed the potential impacts Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). National Oceanic and Atmospheric
accordingly. NWFSC also uses various Title: Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery Administration
active acoustic devices in the conduct of Requirements.
fisheries research, and use of these OMB Control Number: 0648–0513. Proposed Information Collection;
devices has the potential to result in Form Number(s): None. Comment Request; Coastal and
Level B harassment of marine mammals. Type of Request: Regular (extension of Estuarine Land Conservation Planning,
Level B harassment of pinnipeds hauled a currently approved collection). Protection or Restoration
out on land may also occur as a result Number of Respondents: 1.
of visual disturbance from vessels Average Hours per Response: 16. AGENCY: National Oceanic and
conducting NWFSC research. NWFSC is Burden Hours: 16. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
authorized to take individuals of sixteen Needs and Uses: This request is for Commerce.
species by Level A harassment, serious extension of a currently approved ACTION: Notice.
injury, or mortality and of 28 species by collection.
Level B harassment. Amendment 82 to the Fishery SUMMARY: The Department of
Management Plan for Groundfish of the Commerce, as part of its continuing
Authorization Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands effort to reduce paperwork and
We have issued an LOA to NWFSC Management Area (FMP) established a respondent burden, invites the general
authorizing the take of marine mammals framework for the management of the public and other Federal agencies to
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

incidental to fishery research activities, Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) directed take this opportunity to comment on
as described above. Take of marine pollock fishery. An AI pollock fishery proposed and/or continuing information
mammals will be minimized through was allocated to the Aleut Corporation, collections, as required by the
implementation of the following Adak, Alaska, for the purpose of Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
mitigation measures: (1) Implementation economic development in Adak, Alaska. DATES: Written comments must be
of a ‘‘move-on’’ rule in certain The Aleut Corporation is identified in submitted on or before November 19,
circumstances that is expected to reduce Public Law 108–199 as a business 2018.

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83 FR 47136 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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